FNUS75 KGJT 070331
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUGUSI...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
931 PM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2056 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY WARMING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALONG WITH DRY AIR WILL BRING
RH VALUES TO OR NEAR SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH DIGS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. MOISTURE
WILL ALSO INCREASE AND HELP WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    NEAR 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT WHEN DISRUPTED
                    BY STORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100906.AUGUS.01/GJT